Event type:

In person

Date & time:

02 May 2019, 18:30 – 21:00

UCL Connect: Innovating our Built Environment

Meet the alumni architects, designers and urbanists who are innovating solutions to some of the most pressing challenges of the built environment. During this panel talk and networking evening, hear how industry leaders are developing sustainable cities, life-improving projects, robotics and transformative technologies that will affect future urban living.

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UCL Connect: Innovating our Built Environment

Jason Bruges

Founder

Jason Bruges Studio

Jason Bruges Studio has become internationally renowned for producing innovative installations, interventions and ground breaking works. This practice involves creating interactive spaces and surfaces that sit between the world of architecture, site specific installation art and interaction design. Considered a pioneer of this hybrid in-between space, Jason has subsequently paved the way for a new genre of design studios, artists and designer-makers.

Lalit Chauhan

Urban Planner

ZEDfactory

Lalit has focused his career on working to explore alternative ways of achieving a good quality of life for future generations. As Architect & Urban Planner for ZEDfactory, Lalit is continuously finding ways to implement low energy strategies that can be applied to projects involving individual buildings to larger urban design developments. He plays a key role as ‘Energy Guru’ in the ZED team. Lalit has also given talks in JMI University, Delhi.

Tumpa Husna Yasmin Fellows

Project Architect, co-founder and trustee

Mannan Foundation Trust

Tumpa is a co-founder of the charity Mannan Foundation Trust. Her work was recognised during the RIBA Rising Star awards 2017 for her projects that tackled complex social issues faced by the disadvantaged community of the Rajapur village in Bangladesh. Tumpa is also a co-founder of an inter-disciplinary practice Our Building Design and a senior lecturer at the University of Westminster.

Sherleen Pang

Associate

XCO2

Sherleen specialises in energy and sustainability strategies, environmental assessments and has a broad range of UK and international project experience covering a variety of building sectors. She has a keen interest in working with design teams to develop integrated strategies incorporating passive design principles, sustainability measures and renewable technologies into building designs.

Further information

Ticketing

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Cost

£5.00

Concessions

Free for UCL students

Open to

All

Availability

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Organiser

Katie Raymond

UCL Office of the Vice Provost (Advancement)

alumni@ucl.ac.uk